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What Are Seventh Chords?
As a beginning musician and songwriter you will start out learning triad chords (chords with 3 notes). The next step is now learning about seventh chords, what they are and how to use them to play and write music. Seventh chords are chords that have…
Defining Parallel VS. Relative Modes
For many people modes can seem a bit confusing. At least it was for me when I first learned about them. I kept thinking, “Are they scales of their own? But then why does the major scale have modes in it? Are they their own…
How to Write Songs Using Modes
Modes are the key to making songs that evoke complex emotions. When you make a song only in a Major or Minor key, the emotions might be a bit limited to sounding happy or sad. But modes give you access to a much wider emotional…
Chord Function: The Compass to Flowing Chord Progressions
If you’ve ever tried to write a song you might have run into the problem that your chords or powerchords don’t seem to connect well. They might sound like they don’t flow into each other, or maybe you are having trouble making transitions that flow…
5 Ways Songwriters Spice Up Boring Chord Progressions
You’re probably writing a new song and putting some chords together or even using a standard chord progression. The problem you’re having is that the chord progression sounds basic, like a stock photo, but in song form. Let me first say that there is nothing…
How to Arrange a Rock Song for a Full Band
Arrangement is a big topic, but we’re going to try to look at it as simple and practical as possible. There are a few best practices when it comes to writing rock songs and arranging all the elements so everything sounds clear and organized, both…
What are the 4 Main Types of Chords?
When it comes to chords, at the most basic level, we have what is called Triads. They are made up of 3 notes played simultaneously, and there are different types of triad chords which have very distinct sounds. The four main types of chords are…
How to Teach Yourself Songwriting: Main Concepts & Resources
Finding someone to teach you songwriting can be difficult. It’s definitely not as easy as finding a guitar teacher or a singing teacher. Because of this, you might want to learn how you can teach yourself songwriting. But since you don’t know what you don’t…
5 Occasions When You Should Write a Song
As inspiration will ebb and flow, it can really help to know when it is a good time to write songs. Let me share a few times I have found it best to write songs. These may help you get the creativity flowing so you…
How Often Should You Write a Song?
Many people may think that writing songs and being creative is a talent you are born with. While there are definitely talented musicians out there that seem to have a gift for it, songwriting is as much a skill as any other craft. And It…
What Makes Good Songwriting?
I have good news and I have bad news, and it’s both the same news. It’s very hard for someone to tell you if your song is bad or good. This is because whether a song is bad or good is so much a subjective…
7 Tips to Make Your Songs More Interesting
So you wrote a bunch of songs and they are great general frameworks of the overall tracks. Now you’re wondering how to start detailing so you can make your songs more unique and interesting. I’m going to show you a few tips to do just…
How to Write a Song with No Experience in Songwriting
If you are reading this, you are most likely a complete beginner and you may be writing some of your first songs ever. Let me start by telling you that there are many approaches to writing songs, and you will probably make up your own…
How to Make a Song Easier to Write
You’re writing a song and you’ve been staring at the ceiling for 1 hour without a single inch of progress. You don’t know what to do, you’re hoping the inspiration gods will look down at your sad sad face, take pity and throw you a…
7 Creative Ways to Structure Your Songs Better
So you’re about to write songs or are revisiting some of your older material to improve it, and you want to know how you can structure your songs better. Let me start by saying that while there are a few things we can do here,…
Song Structure Templates To Write Songs Fast
As a songwriter, you may find yourself with many ideas, a bit disorganized in your mind, trying to come out all at once in one song. I know I’ve been there. For that reason, I’ve put together a few song structure templates which can help…
Songwriting Analysis Foo Fighters “All My Life”
Hey whatsup, this is German with Audiospring Music and today we are diving into “All My Life” by Foo Fighters, a song made from only 3 ideas. The Band and their sound Before we get into analyzing the songwriting of “All My Life” by Foo…
Songwriting Analysis The Contortionist “Reimagined”
Let’s take a look at The Contortionist’s “Reimagined” and how this song is written to see what makes it such a strong single on their album “Clairvoyant”. The Band and their sound The Contortionist is a 6-piece progressive metal band formed in Indianapolis, Indiana in…
Songwriting Analysis The Beatles “Tomorrow Never Knows”
Today we’re going to take a look at how John Lennon wrote a song with no chorus, one chord, and bass and drums that stay the same the entire song, and how he kept it interesting. The Band and their sound As one of the…
Songwriting Analysis Deftones “Passenger”
Today we’re going to analyze the song “Passenger” by Deftones. We’re going to break down what they are doing in their songwriting and at the end we’ll go over the tips we can learn for our own music. The Band Deftones is a metal band…
Where to get inspiration for songwriting
Knowing where to get inspiration for songwriting is one of those things that everyone struggles with no matter how good they are. Since inspiration comes and goes, we have to learn to be ok with it and find ways to put ourselves in a place…
How to write a song using movies PT.1: Choosing a song topic
Let’s talk about choosing a song topic. This can be a challenge for many people. So we’re going to try using TV series and movie scenes to get some inspiration. This is a creative approach that has helped me a lot when I struggle to…
Songwriting analysis of Tame Impala’s “The less I know the better”
Today we’re going to cover the songwriting tips we can learn for our own music from Tame Impala’s “The less I know the better”. We will start by analyzing the song first and then we’ll go over the 5 songwriting tips that we can apply…
What to do when all your songs sound the same
If you feel like all of your songs are starting to sound exactly the same then chances are you might have found a process that worked really well with one song, and then you might have kept writing more songs the same way, but now…
Songwriting Tips: How to choose a genre for music
I wanted to write this post especially for the person that’s starting a new band or project and is having trouble finding out what kind of music to write, due to listening to so many different types of music. We’re going to go through a…